Căl'y-cle, n.

(kăl'ĭ-kl), n. [Lat. calyculus, diminutive of calyx. See CALYX.]

1. (Bot.) (a.) A row of small leaflets, at the base of the calyx, on the outside. (b.) The outer proper covering or crown of the seed adhering to it, to facilitate its dispersion.
2. (Zoöl.) One of the small cup-like prominences, containing each a polyp-cell, covering the surface of many corals. Dana.